2009Dec12 Southeastern Louisiana University Center commencement

The University Center is a 7,500-seat multi-purpose

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, United States, on the campus

Southeastern Louisiana University Southeastern Louisiana University (Southeastern) is a public university in Hammond, Louisiana. It was founded in 1925 by Linus A. Sims as Hammond Junior College. Sims succeeded in getting the campus moved to north Hammond in 1928, when it becam ...

. Often called "the UC" within the university, it was built in 1982 at a cost of $16.3 million. It is home to

's Lions and Lady Lions basketball teams and Lady Lions volleyball team. It also hosts many other functions including Southeastern's commencement, a variety of concerts and community events, circuses, and rodeos. From 2001 through 2008, the arena hosted the girls basketball state championships tournament of the

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; after a 1-year hiatus at a location on another campus, the tournament returned to Southeastern and to its University Center in 2010. The tournament is well received and supported in Hammond and

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, where girls basketball has been popular for many decades. Baylor coach

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starred at Hammond High School before a standout career at

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and as a member of the U.S. national team that won the gold medal at the

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. The arena floor measures ; the arena seats up to 8,961 for concerts. Access to the university is via multilane

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(University Avenue) from

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